DUKE OF WELLINGTON

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• DUKE OF WELLINGTON (noun)
  The noun DUKE OF WELLINGTON has 1 sense:

1. British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

  Familiarity information: DUKE OF WELLINGTON used as a noun is very rare.

• DUKE OF WELLINGTON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Arthur Wellesley; Duke of Wellington; First Duke of Wellington; Iron Duke; Wellington

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

 Context examples 

I often see his footmen lounging at the back gate, and the Duke of Wellington's house is not far off.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)